What can I use instead of a garden sleeper?
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What can I use instead of a garden sleeper?
Railway Sleeper Alternative With a multitude of uses, WoodBlocX are a gardener’s new best friend and they’re rapidly becoming a popular choice in most garden or outdoor area designs.
Can you put raised beds on a slope?
Thankfully, building a raised bed on a slope is an option, and there are multiple ways to do it! Depending on how steep the grade is where you’d like to place your raised beds, different variations may be necessary. You’ll have to do some digging and leveling no matter what you do, but the rewards will be worth it.
Do sleeper walls have foundations?
To minimise the need for deep joists, which could be expensive, builders used intermediate supports called sleeper walls. These small walls of stone or brick were built directly on the ground or on foundations.
How do you build a raised bed on a steep slope?
How to Build a Raised Garden Bed on Sloping, Uneven Ground
- Make a simple box.
- Set the box in place on the ground.
- Add corner stakes and screw the bed sides to the stakes.
- Cut the tapered pieces to fill in the sides to ground level.
- Insert the tapered pieces and screw them into the stakes.
What can I do with a sloped garden?
- Combine steps and raised beds.
- Add flowerbeds between platforms and lawn.
- Cut a path between sloping lawns.
- Level out with a raised path.
- Soften a steep slope with grass steps.
- Work with an incline to create a water feature.
- Take a different perspective on planting.
- Enjoy a multi-level garden.
Does a sleeper wall need drainage?
Adequate drainage is essential to avoid building a pond rather than a retaining wall. For larger walls it may be necessary to install a dedicated drainage pipe at the base of the wall, however for most garden applications or smaller walls the retained area should drain naturally with a little help.
How do you secure a sleeper on top of each other?
If you are stacking the sleepers horizontally on their broadest side, e.g. on the 250mm width of a 250mm x 125mm sleeper, then all you need to do is to overlap the joints of the sleepers, from layer to layer, like building a brick wall, and fasten each layer to the layer below with timber lock screws or similar.
How do I join sleepers on top of each other?
Simply place the second layer on top of the first (remembering to overlap the joints) and simply screw through the second layer into the first layer below) Repeat if you want a third layer. Again, at least two screws per sleeper end is a good solid formula.
